Chapter Summaries

Xu Wuyi used Furnace Boiling Blood to overwhelm Cheng Yangang and win their match. After learning Xu Wuyi was a first-year freshman at Star Martial University, Cheng Yangang realized the newcomer could become a major force in the Youth Tournament.

• Xu Wuyi activated Furnace Boiling Blood, shattered Cheng Yangang's Blood Energy Flying Shuttles, and broke through his arm shield with a spear strike.
• Cheng Yangang surrendered when Xu Wuyi held his spear at his throat, giving Xu Wuyi the victory and one point.
• Cheng Yangang contacted Wang Yu to ask about Xu Wuyi, whom he had recognized as a student of Star Martial University.
• Wang Yu confirmed Xu Wuyi was a first-year freshman who had recently registered his breakthrough to Martial Master.
• Cheng Yangang admitted Xu Wuyi had defeated him without projecting blood energy and predicted he would make waves in the tournament.

Xu Wuyi continued his winning streak and climbed into the top two hundred before facing Xu Zi'ang, a much stronger martial master from the Starry Sky Martial Institute. Xu Zi'ang overwhelmed him with precise vital-energy techniques and defeated him, leaving Xu Wuyi to reckon with the gap in their power.

• Xu Wuyi defeated a nimble Heaven Wind Academy martial master in his twenty-second match.
• Xu Wuyi used the Blood Burning Seal and Undying Flame to defeat a heavily defended Black Stone Academy opponent in his twenty-third match.
• Xu Wuyi’s ranking entered the top two hundred, drawing attention to his strength and dark golden flame.
• Xu Wuyi launched a full-strength attack on Xu Zi'ang, but Xu Zi'ang stopped his spear and wounded him with projected vital-energy swords.
• Xu Zi'ang neutralized Xu Wuyi’s spear attack and struck his brow, collapsing his virtual body and ending his winning streak.

Xu Wuyi suffered four consecutive defeats against experienced Martial Masters, but used the battles to sharpen his understanding of combat. After recovering a winning streak and reaching ninety-sixth place, he took a break to review his weaknesses with Anna.

• Xu Wuyi lost to Xu Zi'ang, a top second-year student from Starry Sky Martial Institute, and immediately queued for another match.
• Xu Wuyi lost his twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth matches to a Black Stone Academy swordsman and a Starry Sky Martial Institute senior sister.
• Xu Wuyi faced Zhou Kai of Star Martial University, who defeated him with a powerful saber strike after praising his potential.
• Xu Wuyi won several subsequent matches and climbed to ninety-sixth place by nearly noon.
• Xu Wuyi left the matchmaking queue and asked Anna to replay his defeats so he could analyze his combat weaknesses.

Xu Wuyi won three more matches and finished the preliminaries in 90th place, drawing widespread attention as a first-year Martial Master. He returned to the Honghe rest area to find local competitors gathered around him with congratulations.

• Xu Wuyi won three matches against Martial Masters and raised his ranking to 90th before the preliminaries ended.
• The final rankings revealed Xu Wuyi was a first-year student, and spectators and reporters reacted with shock to his top-hundred finish.
• People compared Xu Wuyi with Zhai Zidu, the next-highest-ranked first-year competitor at 461st place.
• Xu Wuyi’s name and battle videos spread across martial arts forums and social media throughout the Federation.
• Xu Wuyi returned to the Dongjiang—Honghe rest area, where competitors from Honghe No. 1 High School and United High School congratulated him.

After placing in the preliminary round’s top hundred, Xu Wuyi reunited with friends from Linjiang and discussed the coming single-elimination stage. He noticed that Chu Shanhe’s cultivation seemed troubled, and the chapter ended as the second round began.

• Yu Peiling and Xu Wuyi’s classmates congratulated him as news of his ranking spread across the Federation.
• Shen Wei and Chu Shanhe arrived with other talents from Linjiang to congratulate Xu Wuyi, and Shen Wei said he had ranked in the eight hundreds.
• Xu Wuyi thanked Chu Shanhe for advising him to rely on school resources instead of outside sponsorships.
• Xu Wuyi noticed Chu Shanhe’s unstable aura, and Chu Shanhe said he had recently reached the Entry Level in an ancient cultivation art.
• Xu Wuyi checked the results and saw that Chu Shanhe had ranked four hundred seventy-third and advanced to the second round.
• At nine the next morning, the Youth Tournament channel reopened for the top five hundred contestants’ single-elimination matches.

Xu Wuyi advanced through the first two rounds of the main tournament with ease before facing Star Martial University senior Wang Xingze in the third round. Xu Wuyi landed [Undying Flame] on Wang Xingze and shifted to evasion and harassment as the flame drained his blood and qi.

• Xu Wuyi defeated Zhang Meng with two spear thrusts and advanced to the top 256.
• Xu Wuyi used his spearwork and Soul Suppressor Domain to defeat Li Yun and advance to the top 128.
• Xu Wuyi encountered Star Martial University senior Wang Xingze, whose dual-hammer attacks forced him to focus on defense and evasion.
• After observing Wang Xingze's fierce fighting style begin to disrupt his breathing, Xu Wuyi struck with [Undying Flame].
• Wang Xingze tried to finish the fight quickly, but Xu Wuyi evaded his attacks and repeatedly harassed him with [Undying Flame].

Xu Wuyi defeated Wang Xingze to advance to the Round of 64, where he faced Hong Nianyi, Black Stone Academy’s top-ranked favorite. Hong Nianyi effortlessly stopped his strongest attack with her blade, eliminating him and leaving him stunned by her technique.

• Xu Wuyi used the Undying Flame to wear down Wang Xingze until Wang conceded, advancing to the Round of 64.
• The next-round matchups paired Xu Wuyi against Hong Nianyi, whose preliminary ranking and Life Energy Level made her the tournament favorite.
• Hong Nianyi invited Xu Wuyi to attack first, and he unleashed his strongest spear strike with Hundred Refinements Furnace and Undying Flame at full force.
• Hong Nianyi drew her saber, Life and Death, and instantly defeated Xu Wuyi without visibly moving from her place on the arena.
• Xu Wuyi was eliminated in the Top 64 and realized Hong Nianyi’s blade had seemed to transcend speed and power.

After reaching the Youth Tournament’s top sixty-four, Xu Wuyi reflected on his defeat by Hong Nianyi and became a sensation across the Federation. The Lin family worried about his rapid rise as Xu received his tournament reward and chose an A-rank spear technique to buy.

• Hong Nianyi won the Youth Tournament championship, while Xu Wuyi accepted his defeat and resolved to keep pursuing greater strength.
• Media coverage celebrated Xu Wuyi’s top-sixty-four finish and spread his name throughout the Federation’s younger generation.
• Lin Zhen discussed Xu Wuyi’s growth with the Lin family and decided they should wait for a chance to help him rather than contact him again.
• Xu Wuyi received 1,680 points for his tournament performance and asked Anna to show him A-rank spear techniques.
• Xu Wuyi settled on the God-Shocking Spear, which cost 1,200 points and could create spiritual shockwaves.

Xu Wuyi exchanged his Youth Tournament points for the God-Shocking Spear and spent nearly a month learning the A-rank technique. By late June, he had reached 50% proficiency at the Novice stage and logged into the Star Martial Battle Net for his lesson with Han Mo.

• Han Mo explained how the God-Shocking Spear complemented Xu Wuyi’s spear skills, mental strength, and Blood Burning Seal, and Xu Wuyi exchanged 1,200 points for it.
• Xu Wuyi struggled to fuse his spiritual will with his blood, qi, and spear moves, so he broke the technique into separate components and practiced them methodically.
• Xu Wuyi continued training the Hundred Refinements Furnace and improving his Life Energy Level while cultivating the God-Shocking Spear.
• By late June, Xu Wuyi had raised the God-Shocking Spear to Novice 50% and his Life Energy Level to 30.9.
• Xu Wuyi logged into the Star Martial Battle Net for his scheduled lesson after Han Mo’s arm recovered.

Xu Wuyi reunited with Qiao Zhiyao, who had been admitted to Star Martial University as Dongjiang Province’s Provincial Top Scholar and entrusted to Han Mo for training. Han Mo guided Xu Wuyi on the God-Shocking Spear and assessed Qiao Zhiyao’s progress with the Hundred Refinements Furnace, leaving both students learning from her practice.

• Xu Wuyi entered Han Mo’s reception room and was surprised to find Qiao Zhiyao there as his soon-to-be junior schoolmate.
• Han Mo explained that Qiao Zhiyao had been specially admitted to Star Martial University, earned the Provincial Top Scholar title, and was entrusted to him to learn the Hundred Refinements Furnace.
• Xu Wuyi reported his God-Shocking Spear training, and Han Mo advised him to focus on strengthening the connection between his spirit and spear.
• Qiao Zhiyao told Han Mo she had mastered the fifth beginner form of the Hundred Refinements Furnace in two months, and Xu Wuyi revealed that he had taken a month to master its first form.
• Qiao Zhiyao performed the fifth form while Han Mo corrected her technique, and Xu Wuyi gained fresh insight by watching them.

Xu Wuyi hit a bottleneck in his God-Shocking Spear training and found that his cultivation expenses were rapidly draining his points. He decided to take Battle Net missions, reviewing assignments suited to his Martial Master-level strength.

• Han Mo asked Qiao Zhiyao to join Tuesday consultations and told Xu Wuyi to guide her in cultivation.
• Xu Wuyi returned to practicing the God-Shocking Spear and continued trying to merge mental power with his blood, qi, and spear.
• By the end of July, Xu Wuyi used a God-Shocking thrust to dent an alloy dummy, demonstrating the embryonic God-Sundering trait.
• Xu Wuyi saw that his spear proficiency had reached 95% but remained stuck before Entry, while potions and Earth Fire Marrow consumed his points.
• Xu Wuyi asked Anna to find high-reward Battle Net missions suitable for his Martial Master-level strength, and she presented seventeen options.

Xu Wuyi accepted an escort mission to the Celestial Dipper Star Realm and entered an interview to compete for one of two positions. He began sparring with examiner Xiang Yong, preparing to test his newly formed God-Shocking Spear.

• Xu Wuyi chose the ten-day Celestial Dipper Star Realm escort mission, which warned of dangerous Star Beasts and Werewolf Race activity.
• Anna told Xu Wuyi that he had to pass a qualification review and interview scheduled for the next morning.
• Xu Wuyi arrived at the interview, where security chief Xiang Yong announced that two escorts would be selected by assessing applicants in sparring matches.
• Xiang Yong defeated Wang Meng and the lean Martial Master, while the female Martial Master lasted over thirty exchanges before losing her blades.
• Xu Wuyi entered the arena with his Meteor Iron Long Spear and faced Xiang Yong’s opening attack by drawing on the true intent of Mountain.

Xu Wuyi earned a guard position by defeating Xiang Yong in a three-round interview, then prepared to join a research mission to the Celestial Dipper Star Realm. The team assembled at Xingjing’s spatial transportation hub and prepared to depart.

• Xu Wuyi used his spear, spiritual attacks, and Undying Flame to overwhelm Xiang Yong in three rounds, earning his approval.
• Xiang Yong selected Xu Wuyi and Liu Qing as guards and briefed them on the mission’s dangers, objectives, and rules.
• Xu Wuyi checked his spear, bought healing supplies, and told Han Mo and his teammates about the mission.
• Xu Wuyi arrived at the spatial transportation hub and met Xiang Yong, Liu Qing, and the three Academy of Social Sciences researchers.
• Xiang Yong ordered everyone to check their equipment and prepare to depart.

Xu Wuyi and his team arrived in the Celestial Dipper Star Realm and began their ten-day mission to reach Sample Enrichment Zone No. 3 in the Darkblood Mountains. After the team defeated three Rockscale Hounds, Xu Wuyi burned their corpses and erased the traces, and they continued toward their target.

• Xu Wuyi and the team teleported to the Seventh Outpost Base, where Xiang Yong explained their mission and assigned the martial artists to protect the researchers.
• The six-person team left the base and entered the Darkblood Mountains, traveling toward Sample Enrichment Zone No. 3 under the realm's heavy gravity.
• Three Rockscale Hounds ambushed the team, and Liu Qing and Xu Wuyi killed them while protecting the researchers.
• Xu Wuyi used his Heart Fire to disintegrate the Rockscale Hound corpses and burn away their bloodstains.
• Xiang Yong praised Xu Wuyi's thorough cleanup and led the team onward.

Xu Wuyi and the team traveled through the Darkblood Mountains, survived repeated Star Beast attacks, and established a camp at Sample Enrichment Zone No. 3. After resting, they began collecting samples, with Xu Wuyi and the other martial artists protecting the researchers from the mountain’s dangers.

• Xu Wuyi used the Undying Flame to clear Star Beast remains and other hazards as the team fought its way deeper into the mountains.
• Xiang Yong chose a sheltered hollow for camp, and the team assembled their equipment, tents, alarms, and Energy Shield generator.
• Xiang Yong assigned the night watches, and Xu Wuyi restored his strength while keeping his spiritual perception spread around the camp.
• Professor Chen directed Researcher Zhang and Researcher Li as the team began collecting samples, with the martial artists guarding them.
• Xu Wuyi killed a venomous snake that had approached Researcher Zhang and warned him to stay alert.

While guarding the camp, Xu Wuyi detected a stealthy group approaching and recognized the danger that they might report the Federation researchers’ location. He persuaded Xiang Yong and Liu Qing to let him attack first, then left them to defend the camp as he went to confront the approaching werewolves.

• Xu Wuyi and the others returned to camp after gathering samples, and the researchers began analyzing them while Xiang Yong noted that the team would need to stay for several more days.
• During his night watch, Xu Wuyi sensed several concealed figures approaching from the southeast and warned Xiang Yong and Liu Qing.
• Xiang Yong and Liu Qing suspected the approaching figures were werewolves, prepared for battle, and ordered the researchers to shelter by the energy shield generator.
• Xu Wuyi estimated that the group included a werewolf War General and argued that he should attack before they discovered the camp and sent word back.
• Xiang Yong agreed to hold the camp with Liu Qing while Xu Wuyi went to deal with the approaching squad.

Xu Wuyi ambushed a werewolf squad approaching the camp, wounding its General and killing one Warrior while Xiang Yong and Liu Qing guarded the camp. The battle continued as the enraged General launched a furious attack against him.

• Xu Wuyi left the camp under cover and tracked five werewolves heading toward it: one General and four Warriors.
• Xu Wuyi launched a surprise spear attack on the Werewolf General, briefly stunning it with God-Shocking and driving the Undying Flame into its wound.
• The four Werewolf Warriors attacked Xu Wuyi, but he evaded their strikes and killed one with a punch.
• Xu Wuyi focused on finishing the wounded General, which gave up trying to extinguish the flames and attacked him in a frenzy.

Xu Wuyi killed a Werewolf Race squad that ambushed the camp, then returned after burning away the bodies and battle traces. Xiang Yong warned Professor Chen that the area was no longer safe, and the researchers agreed to finish their priority work and relocate by the next day.

• Xu Wuyi used God-Sundering and the [Undying Flame] to kill the werewolf warriors and their war general, then hunted down the two fleeing survivors.
• Xu Wuyi burned the werewolf corpses, their weapons, and the battle traces before returning to camp.
• Xu Wuyi told Xiang Yong and Liu Qing that he had eliminated the squad without survivors, and the researchers relaxed after hearing the news.
• Xiang Yong warned Professor Chen that the werewolves might have a nearby camp and would intensify their search after discovering the squad was missing.
• Professor Chen said the researchers would focus on priority areas and relocate by the next day at the latest.

Xu Wuyi, Liu Qing, and Xiang Yong completed a crucial sample collection mission while avoiding further werewolf attacks, then returned safely to Outpost Base Seven with Professor Chen and the exhausted researchers. After reporting their progress and confirming their rewards, they went to the cafeteria to recover before deciding on their next move.

• Xu Wuyi, Liu Qing, and Xiang Yong relocated to a new valley after completing their scheduled collection targets and erasing the camp’s traces.
• An elite squad of five Werewolf Generals found only a faint burnt scent and a patrol mark at the abandoned camp, then continued searching for their missing squad.
• The team spent several peaceful days collecting samples as Professor Chen analyzed Blood-Coagulating Moss and Blue Fluorescent Ore, while Xu Wuyi trained and Xiang Yong advised him on werewolf combat.
• Professor Chen announced that the crucial sample work was complete and that Researcher Zhang and Researcher Li needed to return to the outpost for medical care and rest.
• Xiang Yong led the team safely back to Outpost Base Seven, where the researchers underwent examinations and the three Martial Masters reported their progress.
• Xiang Yong invited Xu Wuyi and Liu Qing to eat at the cafeteria, and Xu Wuyi accepted.

Xu Wuyi explored Outpost Base Seven during a recovery day, learned combat advice from the veteran Martial Master Old Cat, and then joined the team on a smooth second phase of sample collection. The mission turned dangerous when Researcher Li was poisoned by a Ghostface Thorn.

• Xu Wuyi explored the base and observed the sacrifices made by its Level 35 garrison Martial Masters.
• Old Cat recognized Xu Wuyi’s mental-impact spear technique and warned him to use careful timing against high-level Werewolf War Generals.
• After a day of rest, Xu Wuyi and the five-person team left Outpost Base Seven and completed four days of sample collection with few difficulties.
• More than halfway through the ninth mission day, Researcher Li slipped while collecting a Twin Fluorescent Mushroom and scratched her arm on Ghostface Thorn spikes.
• Professor Chen identified the poison and called for the antivenom serum as Researcher Li’s wounds turned bluish-purple and went numb.